"This woman has lost her wallet."
Translation:Ta kobieta zgubiła portfel.
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It would be strange to hear that. Stracić would be used if the action of losing is caused by something/someone external, not subject i.e. you can lose money - stracić pieniądze (on stock market) and lose money - zgubić pieniądze (you forgot where you had put your coins/bills).
Dokładnie. Zdanie jest wyrwane z kontekstu, więc "stracić" jest jak najbardziej na miejscu.
It would be correct if we were f.ex. describing a robbery, that caused the lost.
I am not sure what is actually your question about, but perhaps that would clear things a bit:
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zgubić https://sjp.pwn.pl/szukaj/zgubi%C4%87.html
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/polish-english/gubic
https://www.diki.pl/slownik-angielskiego?q=zgubi%C4%87- to leave or drop something involuntary
- to make sb. lost, drive sb. to a ruin
- to risk sb. death
- (colloquial) to escape a pursuit
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stracić https://sjp.pwn.pl/szukaj/straci%C4%87.html
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/polish-english/tracic
https://www.diki.pl/slownik-angielskiego?q=straci%C4%87- to stop possessing something
- to suffer a material loss
- to forfeit sth.
- to lose a part of value due to unfavourable circumstances
- to execute sb.
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przegrać https://sjp.pwn.pl/szukaj/przegra%C4%87.html
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/polish-english/przegrywac
https://www.diki.pl/slownik-angielskiego?q=przegra%C4%87- to lose in a game
- to suffer a fiasco
- to pass sth. up in a game, or gambling
- to play once (usually the first time) a piece of music according to the musical notes
- to play an instrument or a game for some time
- to be recognized as worse quality than something else
- to suffer from misfortune
- to copy a music or movie from one media to another
- (in theatre) to play a role with exaggeration
So, in a game one may "stracić" or "przegrać" money as in this context these mean almost the same - but not "zgubić".
However, playing for money may not only cause someone "przegrać", but also make sb. "stracić" everything, and even more, it may even "zgubić" someone totally.
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Yes, my question was about 'przegrać' or 'stracić' for losing money while playing Poker, Roulette etc. So both are correct...
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I would add, that "przegrać" may refer either to losing in one game of a match or losing the whole match, if it was played fairly. And "stracić" refers rather to the total loss in a match, or losing in a foul play.